Andy Weir Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. Actually, I was the very lowest ranked member of the crew. I would only be in command if I were the only remaining person.What do you know? I’m in command The Martian

2. As with most of life's problems, this one can be solved by a box of pure radiation. The Martian

3. I penetrated the outer cell membrane with a nanosyringe.""You poked it with a stick?""No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick. Project Hail Mary

4. I should be more focused on the "first contact with intelligent aliens" thing or the "save all of humanity" thing, but gosh darn it, I can spend a moment to be happy about being right when everyone said I was wrong. Project Hail Mary

5. I'm calling it the Watney Triangle because after what I've been through, shit on Mars should be named after me. The Martian

6. If ruining the only religious icon I have leaves me vulnerable to Martian vampires, I'll have to risk it. The Martian

7. Log Entry: SOL 118My conversation with NASA about the Water Reclaimer was boring and riddled with technical details. So I'll paraphrase for you:Me: "This is obviously a clog. How about I take it apart and check the internal tubing?"NASA: (After about 5 hours of deliberation) "No. You'll fuck it up and die."So I took it apart. The Martian

8. WATNEY: Look! A pair of boobs! -> (.Y.). The Martian

9. Work fast.""Yeah." I point at the screen. "First I have to wait for my computer to wake up.""Hurry.""Okay, I'll wait faster.""Sarcasm. Project Hail Mary

10. All the information about relativity is in the laptop. Have your scientists take a look. Yes. They will be very pleased. Not when they find out about quantum physics. Then they'll be really annoyed.Not understand.I laugh. Don't worry about it. Project Hail Mary

11. Black is the absence of light and white is all frequencies equally reflected. Project Hail Mary

12. Hey, Watney said over the radio, I've got an idea.Of course you do, Lewis said. What do you got?I could find something sharp in here and poke a hole in the glove of my EVA suit. I could use the escaping air as a thruster and fly my way to you. The source of thrust would be on my arm, so I'd be able to direct it pretty easily.How does he come up with this shit? Martinez interjected.Hmm, Lewis said. Could you get 42 meters per second that way?No idea, Watney said.I can't see you having any control if you did that, Lewis said. You'd be eyeballing the intercept and using a thrust vector you can barely control.I admit it's fatally dangerous, Watney said. But consider this: I'd get to fly around like Iron Man.We'll keep working on ideas, Lewis said.Iron Man, Commander. Iron Man. The Martian

13. It's a weird feeling, scientific breakthroughs. There's no Eureka moment. Just a slow, steady progression toward a goal. But man, when you get to that goal it feels good. Project Hail Mary

14. Knock-knock-knockNo, that's not creepy at all. Being in a spaceship twelve light-years from home and having someone knock on the door is totally normal. Project Hail Mary

15. Log Entry: SOL 118My conversation with NASA about the Water Reclaimer was boring and riddled with technical details. So I'll paraphrase for you:Me: "This is obviously a clog. How about I take it apart and check the internal tubing?"NASA: (After about 5 hours of deliberation) "No. You'll fuck it up and die."So I took it apart. The Martian

16. On Earth, we have a scary, deadly creature called a spider. You look like one of those. Just so you know. Good. Proud. I am scary space monster. You are leaky space blob. He points to the breeder tanks. Check tanks!

17. Or maybe they'll board my ship and lay eggs in my brain. You can never be sure. Project Hail Mary

18. Problem is (follow me closely here, the science is pretty complicated), if I cut a hole in the Hab, the air won't stay inside anymore. The Martian

19. So, in the face of overwhelming odds, I'm left with only one option: I’m going to have to science the shit out of this. The Martian

20. Sorry for the delay," Vogel said. "I was required to make a bomb. The Martian

21. The rover crested a nearby dune with the trailer in tow. It slowed for a few moments, then continued toward the ship at top speed. It came to a stop twenty meters away.There it remained for ten minutes while the astronaut inside suited up.He stumbled excitedly out of the airlock, falling to the ground then scrambling to his feet. Beholding the MAV, he gestured to it with both arms, as if in disbelief.He leaped into the air several times, arms held high with fists clenched. Then he knelt on one knee and fist-pumped repeatedly.Running to the spacecraft, he hugged Landing Strut B. After a few moments, he broke off the embrace to perform another round of leaping celebrations.Now fatigued, the astronaut stood with arms akimbo, looking up at the sleek lines of the engineering marvel before him. The Martian

22. WATNEY: Look! A pair of boobs! -> (.Y.). The Martian